Cuprite on copper-bearing Dolomite Kutnohorite ) and certainly is unlike

) and certainly is unlike any other specimen in the lot

The gentle color is caused by minor amounts of iron oxide

I love the fact that the outer rind on the front is complete all the way around

It is so unbelievably difficult to find a large cabinet sized

antimony sulfosalt which are associated with rare lustrous acicular Zinkenite crystals on matrix

Cuprite on copper-bearing Dolomite Kutnohorite ) and certainly is unlikeHere we have a wonderful matrix specimen of Cuprite featuring a sharp, well formed, dodecahedral crystal group of a dark metallic red hue measuring 1. 2 cm aesthetically perched atop matrix and associated with mint green colored copper bearing Dolomite. With strong backlighting, the Cuprite shows a slight bit of translucency around the edges, revealing a brighter red color. The combination of Cuprite with copper bearing Dolomite is RARE from Tsumeb,